Show MAYOR NOT LIGHTLY CHOSEN chief executive of city of london Is called upon to fulfill many requirements sir william treloar in his recently published book A lord mayors diary points out that the chief magistrate of the city of london Is chosen la in quite a different manner from that adopted by any other municipality in the kingdom remarks london answers instead of being elected by the members of the corporation or council anvil who 0 may and often do for political p party arty reasons choose someone who lias has never toile done suit or services to the town londona Lon dons lord mayor can call be chosen only front from those who have served an apprenticeship of some years to the corporation ile he must first be elected an alderman by the alie ratepayers rate payers of ills his ward and accepted and sworn in by tile the court of aldermen then lie must have served the office of sheriff to which position lie he has to be elected by the livery liveryman liverymen men and afterward approved by the sovereign then and not till then Is be eligible to ask the lie liverymen liveryman livery men to elect him as lord mayor the court of alder aldermen nien afterward again having the power to refuse him the approval of the sovereign being also again neccy ary before hei he can tale take office I 1 |